PEORIA — Police have been asked to investigate whether a valuable gold coin used to pay for items at a fast food restaurant was stolen.

Officials at First Mid-Illinois Bank called police Friday afternoon after finding the $50 gold piece in a deposit from an unspecified restaurant. The receipts with the deposit reflected that the restaurant accepted the gold coin at face value from a customer.

The bank officials, however, said the coin itself is worth closer to $1,500 and questioned whether it may have been used at the restaurant because it was stolen, according to a report on the incident.